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Nathan Barley - Episode 1

genuinelyfunnynazi · 335K views · 2014-03-22 · 26:02

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Overview

The first episode of Nathan Barley, Chris Morris and Charlie Brooker's British sitcom satirizing hip media and startup scenesters in mid-2000s Shoreditch. Cynical writer Dan Ashcroft finds himself idolized by the moronic Nathan Barley.

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Recommended as a savage, ahead-of-its-time parody of startup and tech culture.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2018–2023

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qingcharles · 2023-07 · Strong recommendation

If you like Chris Morris material I can highly, highly , recommend Nathan Barley which was ahead of its time: [VIDEO] Sad that his web site is now offline... www.trashbat.co.ck

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cutler · 2018-11 · Recommendation

You might also like "Nathan Barley (2005)" - a savage British TV parody of the mid-2000s startup scene in Shoreditch, London. [VIDEO]

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smileypete · 2020-01 · Reference

Late to this, but it reminds me of 'the rise of the idiots' from the 2006(!) series 'Nathan Barley' [LINK] [VIDEO]

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